Writing Home: The ‘New Irish’ Poets
SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT. Dedalus Press invites submissions for an anthology of poems by ‘new Irish’ writers Reflecting the changing nature of Irish society, Dedalus Press is
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Luminous Things – A Favourite Book
Poet Enda Wyley writes about her favourite book of poems A Book of Luminous Things, Czeslaw Milosz’s anthology of international poetry, is one of my
Fire And Snow And Carnevale by Macdara Woods
The late Macdara Woods recalls the genesis of his poem Fire And Snow And Carnevale, perhaps best known in its musical setting by Anúna, part
My Daughter in Winter Costume by Mary O’Donoghue
US-based Irish poet Mary O’Donoghue on the background to her villanelle, My Daughter in Winter Costume, included in the 2017 Dedalus Press anthology The Deep
Metathesis by Enda Coyle-Greene
Enda Coyle-Greene sketches the background to her poem ‘Metathesis’, included in the anthology The Deep Heart’s Core: Irish Poets Revisit a Touchstone Poem (Dedalus Press,
7 Questions on Poetry: Patrick Kehoe
Patrick Kehoe, poet and arts journalist, answers 7 Questions on Poetry. His most recent collections of poems are Places to Sleep (Salmon Poetry, 2018) and
The Shipping Forecast
In this short essay, reproduced from The Deep Heart’s Core, poet JOHN O’DONNELL revisits his poem ‘The Shipping Forecast’, among those included in Sunlight: New
